Disk planter.



, G. MITTS & R. MADDOX.

DISK PLANTER.

I APPLIUATONTILED OCT. 6,1909. l @99451@ o l y Patented Apr. 25, 1911..

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G. 'MITTS & R. Mmmm DISK PLANTEB.

APPLUATION FILED 00T. 8,1909.

. I995,453 o Patented Apr. 25,1911.

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Specification of Letters Fatent.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Grosor Mirrs, e citizen of the United States, residing at Alva, in the county of TWoods and State oit Okleboina, und RAY Manson, a citizen or" the United States, residing at @reetl Bend, in the county oil Barton and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful improve ments in Disk Planters, ci: which tbe follow- 12, upon which are mounted wheels, 13, which act as a supporting device for the frame, and also cover the furrows, after the saine have been opened by the furrow openers und the seed has been deposited therein. The supporting wheels or 'urrow-coverers nre, preferably, positioned directly 'in the rear or' 'the furrow openers end the seed depositor, as hei-einstL r describe so to close the turrows, sites tbe seme have been ing is a specification, reference had Y 1 therein to the accompanying drawing. opened end the deposited therein. 65 r"this invention relates to corn planters, A pair of disks le ere carried by the iframe and has for its object the production of' a i, und seid disks are mounted upon the env device tor forming deep fui-rows for receivgulsrljif-disposed ends l5 of the shaft i6, so

ing the seed-corn, so that the corn will be as to bring the itorward edges or the disks toplanted and covered some distance below the gether. The shaft l@ supports the eed- 70 to of the ground.

` t is a well known fact that it is desirable in some seasons to plant the corn deeper chute i8, which chute/carries, at its lower end, e pair or auxiliary disks 19 and the auxiliary disks 19 are placed directly in the rear of the primary disks or Lfurrow disks lli,

than in other sections, and, therefore, an-

other object of my invention is the producas fully shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. lt 75 tion ,of a device for facilitating the regulawill be obvious that :is the planter travels in tion of the depth of the Afurrows to be the direction shown by the arrow, in Fig. 2 formed. that the furrow tormers, or 'the primary With these and other objects in view this disks 14- will form s. 4furrow, and `after the invention consists of certain novel construesome is formed the auxiliary disks i9 travel 80 tions, combinations and arrangements of direct-ly in the rear of the primary disks, ports, as will behereinater fully described and are positioned between the saine, and and claimed. will form a smaller furrow ffor depositln the-drawings: Figure l is e side eleveing the seed. After the Afurrow has been tion of the planter. Fig. 2 is abottoni lan formed-and the seed planted the steering 85 View O the seme. Fig. 3 is a detail erwheels will travel over the furrow and cover s ective o the guide bracket adepte to or close the furrow, thereby allowing the limit the downward movement oit the draft seed to be well planted, without the use ci' member. another-machine or device.

Referringto the drawings by numerals, l The outer ends of the singularly-disposed designates the frame, which carries an axle ends 5 or" the 16 are secured to ad which axl' is provided with a vertical instable-connecting members 15"-, which conportion 3, which terminates into an angle necting members are secured tothe engin portion i constitntin0r a journal for the lady-extending ends 19a ot the shaft-supwheels o, which are adapted to support the porting members which members have 95 iframe.' rhe axle 2 is firmly held to the their upper ends 2l pivotally secured to the treme by means or" clamps 6, which ere sejnre-me l. A drai't member 2Q is secured to cured to the sides of the iframe.v The frame the sha Ut-supporting members 20, at 23, and l, preterably, consists in a square or oblong comprises two side members 24 and 25, which body portion having angle ends 7, which enmembers are brought together, near their gage a journal 8, which journal supports an forward ends, and secured together by means axle, or wheel-supporting member 9. The of a bolt 26, which vbolt also secures a subsupporting member 9 is substantially' stantiallfyy lil-sha ed member 27 to said ends. ls-snaped having its vertical-extending por- Tlie rear ends ol the members Q4 and 25 and tion 10 secured within the journal and havthe forward ends of the members '31 are sebis ing-:its longitudinally-extending portion en* ging an axle 11, which axle terminates, at its outer ends, in angular-ly disposed :of-1 ions cured vto the shaft-supporting members 20, by means of bolts 33a. The `substantially U-shoped portion 27, is connected to the trees hereinafter described, for allowing the device to be drawn across the field. Secured to the front' of the frame 1, is a V-shapd bracket 28, which limits the downward. movement of the draft member 22, and at all times, holds the same out of engagement with the ground.

Secured near the rear of the frame 1 is a shaft portion 29, which is provided with angularly-disposed ends 30, journaled in the sides of the frame 1. Link mem-bers 31 are lixedly secured to the shaft-supporting mem- Y bers 20, at 32, and are secured at their other 'end to the shaft portion 29, and said link members 3l support the shaft-supporting member 20, at its lower end, and regulate the depth-of the furrow formed by means of the disks 14. An auxiliary link member 33 is secured to one of the angularly-disposed ends of the shaft member 29, and to this' auxiliary link member 33v is secured a connecting rod 34, which connecting rod is se i cured to a lever 35 for swinging said auxiliary link member 33 and also the shaft portion 29. A rack 36 is carried by the frame 1, and the lever 35 is provided with means adapted to engage the rack for holding the lever in an adjusted position. It will, therefore,'be seen that when the lever 35 is swung the link member 33 will also be swung, which will in turn swing the shaft portion 29, carrying the upper end of the connectinqf member 31, which willraise and lower disks 14 for the reason that the lower endof the con necting member 31 is connected to the shaftsupporting member 20.

The adjustable-connecting member 15a is provided with a portionv 37, whichjits over the outer ends of the shaft 15 andthe por-- tion 37 terminates in a flared laterally-ex tending portion 38, which is provided, near' its forwardedge, with a plurality of apertures 39. -The shaft-supportin members 20 are pivotally secured tothe a justable-connecting member 15a near the junction portion 37 and the flared portion 38 bymeans of a pivot pin 40. A pin or- -bolt 41 passes through the angularly-extending end 19*1 of form a furrow.

Secured to the frame 1 is a bracket member '42, which lsupports a seed receptacle 43,

which receptacle vis providedvf'ith a tube 44 the journal brackets 45 and prevent'the lon'- gitudinal movement of the shaft withinV the journal brackets 45. A tongue 48 is secured to the shaft 46 by means ofthe plate or connecting member 49. The plate 49 is rolled at its rear end as at 50 and straddles the shaft 46, thereby connecting the tongue 48 thereto. The plate 49 is secured to they tongue 48 bymeans of rivets or bolts 51. The 'plate 49 is prevented from lateral movement upon the shaft 46 by means of pins which are positionedA upon eachy side of the plate 49 and pass through the shaft 46. Angle braces 53 are secured tothe tongue 48 and engage at their rear ends 54 the shaft` 46. The trees 55 are connected directly to the substantially U-shaped member 27 before mentioned and it will be obvious that the planter will be drawn forward through the medium of the draft member 22. lt will also be obvious that the planter can be readily stopped through the medium of the tongue which is rigidly secured to the frame 1.

What .we claim is: Y

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a frame, o f disk-supporting members secured at their upper ends to said frame and provided with angularly disposed lower ends, a draft member comprisy ing a pair of side members secured togetherat their outer ends, means secured to the outer ends of said side members for allowing draft means to be connected thereto, a bracket member carried by the front of said frame, said draft member adapted to pass therethrough, and said bracket adapted to limit the downward movement of saidt draft member, disks carried b said angularly disposed ends of said sha t-supporting members, and means coperating with said nected thereto, a `V-shaped bracket member In testimony whereof we hereunto amx 4 carried by the front of said frame, said draft ourr signatures in presence of two witnessesy member passing throughsaid bracket mem- GEORGE MITTS.

ber, and* said bracket adapted to limit the RAY MADDOX. 5 downward movement of said-draft member, Vitnesses to signature of George Mitts:

and link members connected at their inner F. C. GALLON,

ends to the inner ends of Said draft member, M. D. PARKER. i

and at their other ends to said fra-me, and 'WVit'nesses to signature of Ray Maddox:

adapted to limit the lateral swing of the rear F. B. MILLARD,

10 end of said draft member. t LoREN BOYD. 

